Assignment One

Lauren Ferrell

Gossip Girl
Relevant Background Information
The show is set in New York City on the Upper East Side in the year 2007-2008. Some
important locations in this series is: Grand Central train station where Serena van der Woodsen
arrives at, Brooklyn where Dan Humphrey lives, Constance which is the school that they all
attend, and a party venue in the Upper East Side where Blair Waldorf has the Kiss on the Lips
party. The series is based off of the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar. The first observation
that I did is on the first show in the series titled Pilot. The second observation that I did was on
the second show in the series titled The Wild Brunch. Finally, the third observation I did was on
the third show in the series titled Poison Ivy.

Actors
Serena van der Woodsen: She is the main character of the show. She
is considered the it girl of the Upper East Side. She left town the year before and when
she shows back up everyone is trying to figure out why she ever left in the first place.
She made a lot of mistakes in her past and she is now back and trying to make amends
with everyone and forget about everything she did in her past. She is worried about her
brother and the relationship she has with Blair Waldorf, her best friend.
Dan Humphrey: He is considered the outsider character because he is
not rich or considered important like everyone else. His main focus is on Serena van der
Woodsen whom he has had a crush on for years. He is having to constantly remind
everyone of who he is and he has to work twice as hard for everything he does at
school, and still doesnt get noticed.
Blair Waldorf: She is Serena van der Woodsens best friend. Her and
Serena are in a constant competition for who is the it girl on the Upper East Side. Her
boyfriend Nate Archibald is considered the Golden Boy of the Upper East Side.
Everyone considers them The perfect couple. She is also the queen of schemes.
Nate Archibald: Hes Blair Waldorfs girlfriend, Chuck Basss best
friend, and the Golden Boy. He is always getting into the middle of things while hes
trying his hardest to avoid them. He has a thing for Serena but denies it to everyone
except to her.
Chuck Bass: Hes Nate Archibalds best friend. His dad owns a major
company so hes one of the richest ones. He has no interests other than girls and
partying. He is always causing trouble, or helping cause it.

Artifacts
Cell phones: Everyone is connected through their cell phones to get
Gossip Girl blasts sent to them. They can instantly know the latest gossip as soon as it
comes out. They send tips in and she posts as she gets them so that everyone can
know what the popular Upper East Siders are doing at all times and locations.
Gossip Girls narration: While watching the show, Gossip Girls voice
narrates whats happening and will give you extra information on things that are
happening. She is making a constant connection about things that happen and she is
always making predictions and asking questions about what you think will happen from
events that go on.

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Gossip Girl Season 1 Episode 1

Observation 1
3 mins: Serena van der Woodsen is on a train that arrives at a station in
New York. Gossip Girls voice comes on as the narrator and says Hey upper east siders.
Gossip Girl here, and I have the biggest news ever. One of my many sources
meLanie91, sends us this Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand, Serena van der
Woodsen. Was it only a year ago our It girl mysteriously disappeared for Boarding
School? And just as suddenly, shes back. Dont believe me? See for yourselves. Lucky
for us meLanie91 sent proof. Thanks for the photo, Mel. Then Rufus appears and he
yells Dan! Jenny! and Dan and Jenny are walking through Grand Central. They hug
and Rufus asks them how their mom is doing. They say fine and he asks Like maybe I
never should have left Manhattan fine, or taking time out from my marriage was the best
idea I ever had, fine? Then they leave to go home from Grand Central. Dan spots
Serena walking through Grand Central. Gossip Girls narration comes back on and says
Spotted-- Lonely Boy. Cant believe the love of his life has returned. If only she knew
who he was. But everyone knows Serena. And everyone is talking. Wonder what Blair
Waldorf thinks. Sure theyre B.F.F.s, but we always thought Blairs boyfriend Nate had a
thing for Serena. It shows Blair at her house setting up for a party when she receives
the text that Serena is back. Blairs mom shows up and tell her that if she is going to
wear one of her designs to at least get it properly fitted first. Nate is shown talking to his
father and some other men about college. He suggests other colleges than Dartmouth
and his father tells him no that Dartmouth is far away enough for his mother. Blair shows
up and asks to borrow Nate. Chuck Bass is shown sitting on a couch with two girls and
he calls after Nate to ask him if he wants some fresh air. Blair pulls him into a bedroom.
5 mins: Blair has pushed Nate into the bedroom and she tells Nate that
shes ready and wants to do it now. Nate was confused because he thought she wanted
to wait. Gossip Girl comes on and says Better lock it down with Nate, B. Clocks ticking.
Then people at the party start seeing the gossip girl post about Serena being seen
getting off of the train at Grand central. It then shows Serena getting out of a car at a
location. It goes back to Blair and Nate saying they love each other. Serena shows up at
the party and Blairs mom spots her. Her mom knocks on Blairs door and tells her that
Serena is back. As Serena is walking through the party and people are making
comments like ...But I heard she was pregnant. and No, but its rehab. Sign me up for
that. and She looks good.. Serena finds her mom at the party and greets her. Serena
asks her mom So where is he? They havent let him out yet? and her mom replies with
Lets not discuss that right now okay? I thought you might want to see some of your
friends.
At 11 mins: Serena and Nate were looking at each other across the
room when Blair opens a door and comes in between them. Blair hugs Serena and talks
about how good it is to see her. Blairs mom invites Serena to stay for dinner and Serena
declines and says that theres somewhere she has to go. She leaves and yells back that
shell see Blair at school tomorrow, so Blair assumes that shes back for good. Blairs
friend asks if she knew she was coming and Blair replied that of course she did and that
she just wanted it to be a surprise. Gossip girl comes in and says Word is that S bailed
on Bs party in under 90 seconds, and didnt even have one Limoncello. Has our bad girl
really gone good? Or is it all just part of an act. Serena walks into another room and a
receptionist says Young lady, you cant be here. Visiting hours are over. and Serena

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replies with Im family. Hes my brother. And it shows a young boy laying in a hospital
bed. The boy wakes up the next morning to see Serena laying beside him in a chair
sleeping. Eric wakes her up and she apologizes for being a terrible sister. He talks about
how there must be a lot of rumors why shes back and she replies that none of them
mention him. He says Just like mom wants. Thier mom walks in talking about how she
wishes Serena would have stayed at home last night. Serena tells her that she was
going to ask the doctor if she could take Eric to breakfast and her mom says that shes
just going to get him a croissant from down the street. Serena gets up and walks after
her mom and asks what she has told people where Eric is. Her mom replies with His
Aunt Carrols in Miami. Serena gets mad and says So youre hiding him? He tries to
take his own life and youre worried its going to cost you mom of the year? Her mom
leaves the hospital. Cuts to Dan, Jenny, and Rufus in their kitchen. Rufus is in a
magazine as #9 in the top 10 forgotten bands of the 90s. Jenny says that it would only
matter if it was on Gossip Girl and Dan makes a comment about how he doesnt read
Gossip Girl. Jenny talks about how she saw it pulled up on his laptop last night. Jenny is
working on party invitations to The Kiss on the Lips Party and how if she made the
invitations that she could have one. Serena is seen walking into a hotel and runs into
Nate. She tells Nate that shes staying here and asks what hes doing there and he said
that he wanted to see how she was. He thinks that Serena came back for him but she
tells him that she didnt. Dan is running down the street to catch the bus. The same bus
that Nate and Chuck are on talking about Serena. Chuck asks Dan if hes following
them. Jenny gives Blair the invitations to the party and she receives her own.
30 mins: They end up going through the school day all running into each
other. Jenny starts making her dress to go to the party in and Dan decides to go find
Serena at her hotel. Serena asks Dan on a date the night of the party and they end up
going to a fancy restraunt. Serena pays for the bill since Dan didnt have a lot of money
and then he ends up taking her to play pool. He gets a text from Jenny that she needs
help and they go to save Jenny from Chuck who took her to the roof and was trying to
kiss her.

Gossip Girl Season 1 Episode 2

Observation 2
3 mins: Gossip Girl starts her intro with Top story on my page, Serena van der Woodsen,
everybodys favorite it girl, has just returned from a mysterious absence. Then, it starts a
flashback to the previous episode reminding you of what all happened such as: Serena getting
off of the train, Blair and Nate in bed and then Blairs mom calls to them that Serena is home,
Nate asking Serena if she came back for him, her visiting her brother Eric at the hospital, Chuck
reminding Serena about how he knows that Serena slept with Nate before she left, Dan helping
Serena pick up her spilled purse in her hotel bar, Serena asks Dan when he is going to take her
out on a date, Serenas mom & Dans mom talking about how Dan took Serena on a date to
Dans dads concert and Serenas mom thinks that its a plot by Rufus to get closer to Lily,
Serena showing up at the Kiss on the Lips party to get Jenny from Chuck, and Serena leaves

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with Dan and Jenny in a cab with Dan asking if he has a shot at a second date. Gossip Girl asks
if the upper east side will ever be the same now that Serena is back.

5 mins: Opens showing chefs prepare a variation of foods with Gossip Girl narrating, I bet
youre wondering what Gossip Girl is doing up so early. Truth is, I never went to bed. Why waste
precious time dreaming when waking life is so much better? Is there really anything than a lazy
Sunday? Reading the paper in bed, sipping coffee, scrambling an egg or two. Yeah, right. We
upper east siders dont do lazy. Breakfast is brunch, sand it comes with champagne, a dress
code and a hundred of our closest friends and enemies. Chucks dad, Bart Bass, is hosting
the annual brunch for his foundation. Everyone is invited. Well, not everyone. While Gossip Girl
talked it showed people setting up Barts brunch. Then it goes to Brooklyn where Jenny and Dan
are. Dan checks in on Jenny to see how shes doing and if she wants to talk about what
happened at the party with Chuck. She just replies with that she is, but she just feels really
stupid for thinking Chuck really just wanted to talk. Jenny then asks how Dan is because of his
goodnight he said to Serena. Then it flashes back to show Serena getting out of the cab, Dan
trying to get out of the cab to walk her to the door but Serena shuts the door and it hits Dan. The
cab starts to drive off but then slams on the brakes cause Jenny yells stop, so Serena walks up
to the cab and Dan says Hi and waves and then the cab drives away.

11 mins: Serena is at Erics room in the hospital talking to him about how Dan waved to her
goodnight. It starts going back and forth between Serena and Eric talking about it and Dan and
Jenny talking about it. Dan starts to plan asking her for a second shot and apologizing for the
wave. Serena starts telling Eric about how mean Blair was to her last night. She decides she is
going to go visit Blair. It cuts to Blair telling her friends that Serena better stay away. She tells
them that she is really mad at her what what she did, and her friends shrug because they dont
know what she did. Blair starts wondering if Nate remembered brunch, so she calls him and
wakes him up to remind him about brunch. Chuck is shown waking up with two girls in his bed
with him and they turn out to be workers for his fathers hotel. Chuck and Nate start talking
about how Dan punched him last night and Chuck says Better a broken nose, than a broken
heart. and Nate replies with What? I didnt even talk to Serena last night. and Chuck says
Who said anything about Serena? Then it shows Dan ready for brunch to go talk to Serena
and then Jenny decides that she wants to go too. Nate is shown making a phone call to the front
desk to figure out what room Serenas family is staying in. Serena is shown walking down the
street leaving Blair a voicemail that she thinks they should talk and that shes on her way over.
Blair deletes the message before listening to it.

15 mins: Gossip girl says Looks like the tables all set. As soon as the guests arrive, we can
start dishing. Heres whats on the menu and it shows a couple of quick previews of scenes
that will happen in the show. Serena is shown going through boxes trying to find shoes since
she agreed she would go to brunch with her mom. Lily asks if she had fun at the concert last
night and Serena tells her about how they never made it and they actually ended up going to the
Kiss on the Lips party and how Blair wasnt pleased that she showed up. It shows Serena
getting into a cab just before Dan walks up to the hotel. He asks the man at the desk if Serena

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is in, and he tells him that he just missed her but he can wait. Dan asks if it will be that long and
the guy replies with Once she went out and didnt come back for 6 months, but feel free to sit.
Then it shows Nate running into Lily asking if Serena is in. He says hes going to wait on her to
get back, and walks in and is told to sit with Dan who is also waiting on her. Dan tells Lily that he
hopes shes had a pleasant 21 hours since they last saw each other and Lily replies with, Yes,
it has been pleasant until now. Gentlemen. and then she smiles and leaves. Serena is shown
starting in Blairs and Blair says I must have blanked on the part where I invited you over.
Serena talking about how spending Sunday mornings together has always been their tradition.
Blair replies with I have new traditions now.

23 mins: Serena and Blair are sitting in Blairs livingroom. Serena explains how she thought
that everything was good between them. Blair tells her that they were before she found out that
Serena had sex with her boyfriend. Serena asks how Blair found out. She says that Nate told
her because he felt like he owed it to her to tell the truth. Serena explains how she didnt know
what to say. Blair tells her that she wouldnt trust anything she says anyways, and You know, I
always knew you were a whore, but I never took you for a liar, too. Serena wants to know how
to fix things, and Blair tells her that she cant and that she needs to just stay away. Gossip Girl
comes on and says Serenas visit was short and apparently not very sweet. But you know what
is? Revenge. We hear its best served cold. Whos hungry? Jenny shows up at Blairs place.
Blair asks her what she wants and Jenny says that she still had her calligraphy pens and figured
she might want them back. Blair knows its just an excuse for Jenny to come over, and she
knows that she wants to know what Chuck Bass is saying about her. Blair tells her that nobody
is saying anything yet and tells her that she can help Blair get ready for brunch. Lily is shown
getting out in Brooklyn to get coffee with Rufus. She wants him to tell Dan to stay away from
Serena. Rufus wants to know if Lily is seeing someone. Lily ignores his questions and tries to
keep on topic. Back at the hotel it shows Dan and Nate standing outside talking about how they
both just want to talk to Serena. Chuck shows up and asks what Nates doing with Dan. Nate
says he was waiting on Chuck and Chuck gets mad that Dans there. Nate pulls Chuck away to
get into a car. Blair is trying on a blue dress but keeps trying on different dresses. Jenny tells
Blair about Dans cabbage patch kids because she saw Blairs. Blair puts together than Dan is
Jennys brother and so she knows Serena. Blair offeres Jenny the blue dress so that she can
use Jenny as one of her minions. Serena shows up at the hotel and Dan explains about how he
is sorry about the wave and asks her if shes hungry. Serena explains that she is and how shes
had a terrible morning. Lily shows up and talks about how shes just in time for brunch. Serena
says that she didnt want to go to brunch but that shes inviting Dan to brunch now. So they
show up at brunch together and Blair sees them and says that it has to be a joke. Gossip Girl
comes on and says Looks like Blair and Chuck have quite an appetite for destruction that is.

30 mins: Jenny goes back home with the dress and Rufus asks where it came from. She tells
him that it was a thank you gift from Blair for making the invitations. Dan and Serena are shown
getting food at brunch and Nate gives Serena a gesture to go talk somewhere. Serena excuses
herself to the bathroom and Nate leaves the room with her. Chucks father asks him if hes okay
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making trouble and to stop drinking. Serena yells at Nate for telling Blair. Nate gives her a key to
Chucks room to go talk to her. Nates dad is talking to Blair about investing in her mothers
company. Nate shows up and start to walk away and his dad grabs him and starts introducing
him to a businessman about an internship. Chuck asks Blair if shes worried about Nate and
gives her a key to his suite to go sleep with him to seal the deal with Nate since Serenas back.
So Blair goes and grabs Nate and starts kissing him and they go into Chucks suite and they
find Serena sitting there on the couch waiting. Gossip Girl comes on and says Spotted-- N & B.
Hot and heavy in the halls of the Palace hotel, only to find S. Already waiting. Sparks were flying
for sure, but will it be a 3-way, or D-Day?

Gossip Girl season 1 episode 3

Observation 3

5 mins: The flash backs from the last two episodes play, including: Dan and Nate both waiting
on Serena, Lily talking to Rufus, Blair telling Serena that she knew what she did with Nate, Dan
and Serena at brunch, Nate and blair walking in to find Serena, Chuck and Blair telling Dan
about how Serena slept with Nate and then left New York, and Dan leaving brunch and Serena.
It starts showing Nate, Blair, Chuck, and Serena getting ready, and Gossip Girl comes on with
Theres plenty of upside to being the spawn of the fabulously wealthy. But the downside? Super
successful parents expect nothing less from their offsprings. And when it comes to college, that
means the Ivies. Its more than just getting into college, its setting a course for the rest of your
life. It shows Dan getting ready and she says And for those few who arent legacies, the
pressures are no less. When parents have sacrificed for their childrens futures, what kid would
want to let them down? It shows everyone sitting in a large room with people from the school
talking about Ivy week and how important it is.

11 mins: Dan talked to his dad about how he doesnt have a trust fund like all of the other kids
to fall back on if he doesnt get the scholarship to the school he wants to go to. Nate and Chuck
are shown sneaking out of the assembly to go smoke. Then it shows Nate and his dad running.
They finish running and start talking about how there are options but his dad tells him that there
arent any other options than Dartmouth, Law school, Blair. Blair is shown talking about how
perfect Yale is due to the fact that her dad went there. Serena is shown running into school late
and missing the assembly because she slept over at Erics. She talks to her mom about going to
Brown and her mom asks if she was even thinking about going to college. Serena runs into Dan
and says Please say it isnt over. and Dan replies with You were there, Id say its pretty over.
Because he thought she was talking about them. Dan realizes and wishes her good luck and
leaves. Blair walks up and says Awh, too bad you missed the assembly. Brown doesnt offer
degrees in slut. Gossip Girl comes on and says Spotted--S. Not so fashionably late and
dressed down by B. Game on Ladies. Serena and Blair are shown playing a sport in p.e. and
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knocks Blair down and Blair acts like she got hurt and Serena is thrown out of the game. Gossip
Girl says Hey upper east siders. We hear that World War 3 just broke out, and its wearing knee
socks. Choose your side or run and hide. We have a feeling this ones to the death.

15 mins: Dan is in his interview to be the Dartmouth usher. Hes talking about how his parents
sacrificed everything and then he ends a question with a joke. Then the next question shows
Nate answering that its not his first choice and that someone probably wants to be the usher
more than he does. Chuck answers his question on why he should be an usher with, Im Chuck
Bass. The list with the usher positions are posted and Nate won the position of Dartmouth and
Dan tells him that he wanted it and said It makes sense because im second in our class and
youre somewhere around what, I dont know, last? And he asks Nate how many libraries his
dad bought for him to get the position and tells him good luck with J. L. Hall, who is the Ivy
representative for Dartmouth and Nate didnt even know who he was. Dan suggests that Nate
goes and buys his book if he wants anything to talk about. Serena and Dan run into each other
and Serena asks how it went and Dan tells her about Nate. He also asks what schools her
parents went to and she replies with Harvard and Brown. Chuck calls Blair back and Blair tells
Chuck to find out why Serena came back. Chuck goes back to school to spy on Serena. Dan
goes home and ignores his dad when he asks how it went and then ends up telling him the Nate
got the position over him.

23 mins: Dan apologizes to Rufus for not getting it and how they sacrificed everything for him
to go to school and then he asks to be left alone. Jenny explains how theyre not really
important at school since they dont have money like everyone else. Chuck is riding in his limo
spying on Serena walking down the street and sees her walking into the Ostroff Treatment
Center and he calls Blair to tell her. Nate and Blair are shown sitting together when Chuck calls
her and Blair acts like its her mom calling her so that Nate doesnt know. Then Chuck is shown
showing pictures of Serena walking into the Ostroff center. Blair says that shes going to destroy
Serena socially. Serena is shown with Lily and Eric in one of his therapy sessions at Ostroff.
She is talking about how nothing is going to change if her mom keeps hiding Eric there and
wont let him get his life back. Lily replies with how its called recovery, not hiding. Serena brings
up how she is telling everyone that hes staying in Miami with his Aunt Carol. Lily says that Eric
isnt ready but Serena replies with that maybe she isnt ready. Eric says that he would really like
to leave but he sees his moms reaction and adds that he might not be ready yet. Serena
suggests that he is her date to the Ivy party tonight and he agrees that its a great idea. Lily
leaves to go set up for the party. Rufus goes to the school to talk about how Dan should have
been picked for the usher position and he is told to talk to the committee chairwoman, who turns
out to be Lily. Rufus ends up getting Dan into the party as part of the refreshment committee
since Rufus agreed to be the entertainment.

30 mins: Lily, Eric, and Serena are shown getting out of a limo with Lily telling him that if he
starts getting nervous to tell her and they can leave, but Eric replies that hell be fine. It shows
everyone at the party talking with people. Serena asks Lily if she sees the Yale rep. Lily wonders
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Serena says that she knows. Blair is then shown talking to the Yale rep about how her father
would never forgive her if she didnt introduce herself and that he said that they used to do crew
together. Serena then shows up beside Blair and introduces herself and starts talking about how
she didnt know Blair was interested in crew or any athletics at all, especially ones where she
might get her hair wet. Serena sees that the Yale reps glass is almost empty and offers to go
with him to get another drink. Blair tries to jump in and say that she will take him but Serena
says not for her to worry about it and walks away with him asking to tell her about Yale. Blair
walks up to Chuck and gets mad that he isnt with the Yale rep since he is his usher. Chuck says
that he switched because hes trying to get into Princeton. It shows a woman who is supposed
to be the Princeton rep. Then Chuck tells Blair not to worry because of who just arrived. It
shows a man walking in and Chuck explains that he is Dr. Ostroff. Gossip Girl comes on and
says Interesting choice of guests B. Coincidence? I think not. Nate is shown telling the
Dartmouth rep that he liked his book. The Dartmouth rep then starts asking him questions about
it and he can tell that Nate didnt really sound like he read the book. Bart is shown talking to Lily
and asks Eric how Miami was. Eric excuses himself and goes into an empty room where Jenny
shows up and starts talking to him. Nates dad walks through the room and asks him how Miami
was. Jenny then gets curious and Eric tells her that its a long story and she says that she has
time. Dan is talking to Serena about why she is with the Yale rep and she explains that its just
something to do with Blair. Nate walks up and Serena tries to say hey to him but he ignores her.
Serena leaves and Dan asks how the Dartmouth rep is. Nate said that he should just tell him
that he only has everything because hes an Archibald. Dan then gives Nate some tips on what
he should say to him to help him out. Nate says he wants to get fresh air and tells Dan to take
him the drinks and Dan and the Dartmouth rep start talking. Nates dad sees him leaving and
grabs him and tells him to go back out but Nate tells him that he doesnt want to go to
Dartmouth. Eric is telling Jenny about how it was just him and his mom and he got really lonely
and tried to kill himself and then he moved into the Ostroff Center. They go back out into the
party as Blair is getting everyones attention. She talks about the Ostroff Center and how the
school chose to honor the Ostroff Center. She explains how Serena is an addict and alcoholic
and how the center has helped her become clean. So Serena gets up there to cover for Eric.
Lily gets mad at Serena after and pulls her to the side to talk to her. Serena said she did it
because she loves Eric and didnt want anything to happen to her. Serena goes and finds Blair
and asks her if theyre even. Blair tells her no because nothing will ever be worse than what
Serena did and leaves. Dan runs after Serena and asks if shes okay because he knows that
she covered for her brother and that hes always there if she wants to talk. It shows Eric telling
Blair that it was actually him in the Ostroff Center because he tried to kill himself and that
Serena protected him. He said that it must be a shock for her since she thinks she knows
everything. Gossip Girl comes on and says Another bomb lands in Blairs lap. Will she use it as
ammunition?

Interview
1. What is your favorite element about the show?

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a. It carries a strong social message and mixes a
variety of plot twists to insure suspense.
2. Since Serena is the main character, do you think she would be
Gossip Girl?
a. No, I think it would be someone in the circle of
friends, but not Serena.
3. Who do you think Gossip Girl is?
a. I think that it would be a good plot if it turned out to
be Dan, because nobody would suspect that.
4. What would you compare this series to?
a. I would compare it to a soap opera like The Young
and the Restless.
5. Is this your favorite type of series?
a. No, I like puzzling, suspense, and mystery.
However the show has some elements to it that I enjoy since it does relate to
mystery and suspense.

Analyze
Everyone is always so attached to their phone and waiting for Gossip Girl
to send out information
Everything that Gossip Girl posts is believed to be true
Lily wants to hide what Eric tried to do for her reputation
Ivy week at their school was their most stressful week of school

Gossip Girls impact on the highschoolers

Cyber bullying inflicted by gossip Girl
Bad parenting on Gossip Girl
Ivy week & Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl has a lot of real life situations that it represents. Young people are always attached
to their phones and social media websites. Bullying happens through these site just like they did
in Gossip Girl. One thing would be said about someone, another would hear it, and then it would
all be posted on social media within minutes. I think that things like that end up leading to cyber
bullying because most of the time its the same people thats getting talked about and the
rumors just keep getting crazier when they werent true to begin with. Just like all of the reasons
that were said as to why Serena came back to the Upper East Side. Some believed that she
went away to have a baby because she was pregnant, others said it was because of drugs or
something else. When she got back she found out that her brother was in a treatment center for
trying to commit suicide, and their mother Lily was telling everyone that he was visiting his Aunt
in Miami because she did not want everyone to think that she was such a bad parent that her
daughter fled New York because of multiple reasons and her son tried to kill himself. Even when
Eric would say he was ready to get back to his normal life, she still kept him there because she
wasnt ready to have everyone talking about if he really went to Miami or not. Also, during Ivy
Week at the private school, Constance, that they go to, it is considered the most stressful week
of high school for them. I feel like that compares to the week that everyone takes the ACT or
SAT your junior year of high school. however it is different because they get to meet all of the

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representatives from each Ivy week school since they all come from wealthy families. They get
a head start on getting into the school when people with less money have a lot harder of a time
getting in.

Chart

Gossip Girls impact on teenagers

Academia study, Dartmouth.edu

Cyber Bullying inflicted by Gossip Girl

A lot of different blogs & studies

Bad parenting on Gossip Girl

Blogs

Ivy week & Gossip Girl

News articles

Propose
In the show Gossip Girl, it is all about telling secrets and spreading gossip about each
other. The title says it all. Throughout the series lies get spread about characters that affects
how they feel and how people think about them. I think that Gossip Girl was an example of
cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is a real world problem that affects teenagers in this time and
sometimes even leads to death. I feel like it is a really strong message being sent through the
show about how gossip can completely destroy a person. I intend to use cyber-bullying as my
research topic.